The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is warning the public to be careful after two recent incidents involving a suspicious man who approached women in local parking lots.

It is not known whether the incidents are related, the sheriff's office said.

The first occurred on Monday, when two teenage girls leaving LA Cheer Force at 14050 Tiger Bend Road at about 8 p.m. were approached by a man who made inappropriate sexual comments.

The girls left, but according to an employee at the facility, the man returned about a half hour later. He was wearing a white T-shirt and jeans when he approached the girls, but when he returned he was wearing a T-shirt and what appeared to be dark underwear. The employee said the man looked through the facility's front glass door, and ran back to his vehicle when the employee tried to make contact.

The man was described as about 17 to 19 years old and about 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall with black hair. He was wearing glasses. He drove a silver hatchback or small SUV with flared rear fenders.

The second incident was Thursday evening at Perkins Rowe at about 9 p.m., the Sheriff's Office said. A woman was leaving Bally's Gym and walking to her car parked near Fresh Market. A man, who appeared to be recording her with his cell phone, approached her and started asking her questions about her age and where she lived.

The man grabbed her arm when she started to get in the car, according to the sheriff's office. Then, after she pulled free and closed the door, he went to the passenger side and knocked on her window.

He was described as about 18 to 20 years old, 5 feet 5 inches to 6 feet in height, with short spiked black hair. He was wearing a gray shirt with jeans and appeared to be driving a dark sedan.

"East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is warning the public to proceed with caution when out alone at night, particularly when leaving secluded areas," the sheriff's office said in a statement.

Anyone with information is urged to call the sheriff's office at 225-389-5000 or Crime Stoppers at 225-344-STOP.